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5.3-magnitude earthquake hits China's Qinghai days after Tibet quake

The epicentre, at a depth of 10 kilometres, was monitored at 32.54 degrees north latitude and 93.97 degrees east longitude, the centre said

Italy sends more soldiers to Milan as European cities brace for protests

Giorgia Meloni announced a raft of measures, including sending an additional 500 soldiers to Milan and tougher penalties for minors, who police said made up a large part of the violent protesters

Ukraine says Starlink speed limits lifted after disruptions to military ops

Kyiv said Starshield connections were stable in overnight tests, with speed limits raised to above 400 kmph from 161 kmph in recent days, after disruptions to drone missions and military logistics

Kim Jong Un visits China again in over a year ahead of Trump's Asia visit

The North Korean leader's visit comes as Pyongyang and Beijing strengthen ties; US President Donald Trump is due in the region next month for the APEC summit in Shenzhen

US reducing staffing at 4 West Asian embassies over threats from Iran

The State Department is reducing staffing in Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar and the UAE after intelligence indicated Iran had stepped up efforts to target US personnel, officials said

France deploys 70,000 security personnel as new protests raise riot fears

Paris has boarded up shops and shut 3 major museums ahead of Saturday's protests, while a football match has been postponed; President Macron acknowledged planning failures after last weekend's unrest

Typhoon Champi kills one, injures 350 in Taiwan; 280,000 homes lose power

The storm brought strong winds and heavy rain across Taiwan despite not making direct landfall. Power was restored to 80 per cent of affected households by Saturday morning as Champi weakened

Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to son after five years in detention in Myanmar

Myanmar's military govt allowed Kim Aris a 20-minute phone call with his 81-year-old mother, who is serving an 18-year sentence under house arrest in Naypyitaw after being detained in the 2021 coup

Melania Trump brokers localised Russia-Ukraine ceasefire for aid in Oleshky

A ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky is due to begin next week, following talks involving Ukrainian, Russian and US negotiators to enable humanitarian aid deliveries

Gunmen open fire at church during funeral in Jordan, killing 7, injuring 40

Gunmen opened fire at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, about 180 km south of Amman, during a funeral on Friday. Authorities said the assailants were unidentified and an investigation was underway

Rescuers search for survivors after Tibet earthquake kills 16, injures 76

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Nagqu in Tibet on Thursday, collapsing at least 339 homes. Rescuers are searching remote villages amid concerns over aftershocks, rockslides and low temperatures

Nuclear power use could more than triple by 2060, says IAEA chief

Rafael Grossi cited rising electricity demand, AI-powered data centres and technology companies' appetite for reliable, carbon-free power as key drivers

Paris suburb shooting: One killed, five injured; Macron expresses grief

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the shooting in Trappes and La Verriere, calling it a turning point and alleging that the attack targeted people based on their skin colour or religion

US intel warns of Iranian threats to American diplomats in West Asia

An intelligence memo cited by Axios says Iran has substantially increased efforts to target US diplomats and officials in West Asia, while US has ordered non-emergency personnel to leave Saudi Arabia

AI-discovered software bugs may trigger more outages, warn cyber experts

Cybersecurity experts say AI is accelerating the discovery and exploitation of software flaws, raising the risk of further disruptions even as its impact on successful hacks remains uncertain

First Russian diesel shipment since 2022 heads to US under Trump-Putin deal

A tanker carrying 40,000 tonnes of Russian diesel is expected to reach New York on November 7, marking the first US import of Russian petroleum products since the 2022 ban

Microsoft develops AI tool that can diagnose 'sequentially' like doctor

A Microsoft AI tool that mimics doctors' step-by-step diagnostic process outperformed general physicians on complex medical cases and emergency room scenarios

OpenAI shifts valuation to $1.25 trillion as funding talks near final stage

The ChatGPT maker shifted the value discussed in the talks by $150 billion, from $1.4 trillion

France steps up security, deploys military to contain fresh protests

There will be 20% more police on the ground than last Saturday, according to the Interior Ministry

US startup claims it turned mercury into gold in lab using nuclear fusion

Marathon Fusion has claimed that it converted mercury into stable gold using fusion technology, but the quantity produced, production cost and commercial viability remain unclear